
Dictionary of Film Terms
The Aesthetic Companion to Film Art
Frank Beaver(Author)
Peter Lang Verlag
2nd Edition
Published on 6. March 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
XVI, 315 pages
978-1-4331-0453-4 (ISBN)
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Description
Winner of the 2007 Choice Outstanding Academic Title.
Now in its fourth edition, Frank Beaver's Dictionary of Film Terms has become an indispensable reference tool for the study of films and filmmaking. This trusted and practical handbook clearly and concisely defines the essential terms of film analysis, with a special focus on the aesthetic values of filmmaking. This updated, expanded edition covers areas as wide-ranging as digital cinema, direct-to-DVD, and polyphonic film, and includes numerous stills from classic and contemporary films. References to nearly 150 films not cited in previous editions have been added. Extensive cross-referencing among individual definitions ensures easy access to specific terms, and a comprehensive topical index relates to larger concepts of film art. This up-to-date and comprehensive resource is a useful companion for film students and filmgoers, who will find it illuminating in its range and clarity.
Now in its fourth edition, Frank Beaver's Dictionary of Film Terms has become an indispensable reference tool for the study of films and filmmaking. This trusted and practical handbook clearly and concisely defines the essential terms of film analysis, with a special focus on the aesthetic values of filmmaking. This updated, expanded edition covers areas as wide-ranging as digital cinema, direct-to-DVD, and polyphonic film, and includes numerous stills from classic and contemporary films. References to nearly 150 films not cited in previous editions have been added. Extensive cross-referencing among individual definitions ensures easy access to specific terms, and a comprehensive topical index relates to larger concepts of film art. This up-to-date and comprehensive resource is a useful companion for film students and filmgoers, who will find it illuminating in its range and clarity.
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<<Frank Beaver has thoroughly catalogued, with precision and nuance, the essential terms used in the world of film production and scholarship.>> (From the Foreword by Mick Hurbis-Cherrier)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
num. ill.
Dimensions
Height: 23 cm
Width: 16 cm
Weight
360 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4331-0453-4 (9781433104534)
Schweitzer Classification
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Person
The Author: Frank Eugene Beaver is the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Emeritus of Screen Arts and Cultures and Communication Studies at the University of Michigan where he taught film for 35 years. For 25 years he was the film critic for Michigan's state-wide NPR radio stations WUOM-WFUM-WVGR.